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Farmer participation in supermarket channels, production technology, and efficiency : the case of vegetables in Kenya
Rao, Elizaphan James Oburu; Brümmer, Bernhard; Qaim, Matin - 2011
analyzed income effects in the small farm sector, impacts on productivity and efficiency have hardly been studied. We use a …%. We also find positive and significant impacts on technical efficiency and scale efficiency. Supermarket expansion …
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Farm household adaptation to climate shocks in Senegal : a microeconometric analysis of strategies and welfare impacts
Collins-Sowah, Peron Agbeti - 2021
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An analysis of agricultural production in Pakistan : a study based on the asymmetric role of inputs
Iqbal, Naveed; Sial, Maqbool H.; Saleem, Adeel - In: Pakistan journal of applied economics : PJAE 31 (2021) 2, pp. 191-208
pesticides, family labour, and capital enhance the Technical Efficiency (TE) of growth inputs. However, hired labour affects …
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Technical efficiency of smallholder agriculture in developing countries : the case of Ethiopia
Tenaye, Anbes - In: Economies : open access journal 8 (2020) 2/34, pp. 1-27
level and determinants of technical efficiency of smallholder farmers using the true fixed effects (TFE) model. The TFE …-Douglas stochastic frontier production function and factors influencing technical efficiency. The results indicated that the major … variables affecting technical efficiency are policy responsive, albeit to varying degrees: education of the household head …
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How are Farmers Adapting to Climate Change in Vietnam? Endogeneity and Sample Selection in a Rice Yield Model
Yu, Bingxin; Zhu, Tingju; Breisinger, Clemens; Nguyen, … - 2013
Vietnam is likely to be among the countries hardest hit by climate change, threatening its legacy as a champion in leveraging agriculture for development. This paper examines how a changing climate may affect rice production and how Vietnamese farmers are likely to adapt to various climatic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014159769
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Farmer Participation in Supermarket Channels, Production Technology, and Efficiency: The Case of Vegetables in Kenya
Rao, Elizaphan J. O.; Brümmer, Bernhard; Qaim, Matin - 2011
analyzed income effects in the small farm sector, impacts on productivity and efficiency have hardly been studied. We use a …%. We also find positive and significant impacts on technical efficiency and scale efficiency. Supermarket expansion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330045
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Technology adoption and learning-by-doing : the case of Bt cotton adoption in China
Tian, Guang; Du, Xiaoxue; Qiao, Fangbin; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 11, pp. 1-13
, whereas the technical efficiency of GM technology is lower than that of traditional technologies. Especially, Bt cotton … exhibited lower technical efficiency because farmers did not reduce the use of pesticide when they first started to adopt Bt … farmers gain knowledge of Bt cotton, pesticide use declines and technical efficiency improves. …
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Nutrition Incentives in Dairy Contract Farming in Northern Senegal
Tanguy, Bernard - 2017
Health-related incentives to reward effort or commitment are commonplace in many professional contracts throughout the world. Typically absent from small-scale agriculture in poor countries, such incentives may help overcome both health issues for remote rural families and supply issues for...
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Reducing food-related economic loss to improve food security and cattle trade in the Sahel: the case of agropastoral systems in Senegal
Wane, Abdrahmane; Diouf, Mballo Aliou; Dzoukou Homsi, … - In: Bio-based and applied economics 12 (2023) 3, pp. 243-259
from 202 agropastoral households in Senegal. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014428857
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Direct and spillover effects of agricultural technology adoption programs : experimental evidence from the Dominican Republic
Aramburu, Julián; Garone, Lucas Figal; Maffioli, Alessandro - 2019
This paper estimates the impact of an agricultural technology adoption program on agricultural production and income using an experimental approach. The context of analysis is the Program for the Support of Innovation in Agricultural Technology (PATCA II) implemented in the Dominican Republic....
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